Three Stones International Director of Programs Rwanda
Three Stones was established in Rwanda to support and build the capacity of local organizations. Operational since 2012, Three Stones has conducted over 100 assessments, evaluations, and social research assignments, as well as more than 40 strategic and action plans for local and international organizations.
Our Mission Three Stones leverages our cumulative contextual knowledge and nurtured relationships to deliver comprehensive empirical studies, high-quality data evaluations, and targeted technical assistance across the development sector.
We build productive relationships between sectors to make a positive, sustainable, and lasting impact. The time and attention invested to ensure we understand context, foster collaboration, incorporate innovation with local solutions and provide the highest quality of development expertise makes us agile and unique.
Three Stones has three core, overlapping domains:
Business Transformation & Capacity Building Provide and support local and governmental system strengthening to achieve intended results. Ensure that programs are successfully implemented and continue through strategic and business planning, cost-effectiveness and impact analysis, policy advocacy, staff training, team building, and leadership development.
Smart Development Provide short or long-term integrated social sector implementation and technical assistance. Areas of expertise include agriculture; social and behavior change (SBC); climate change; early childhood development; education; finance; gender; governance; youth and livelihoods; migration; technology; and Health: Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, WASH, and nutrition.
Evaluation, Assessment & Research Provide a full life cycle from methodology and tool development to data collection and analysis management. Expertise in: baseline, midterm, and end-line evaluations; end-user monitoring; impact assessment; and social research.
Job description:
We’re looking for an experienced Director of Programs at Three Stones International to be based in Rwanda. In this role, the Head of Programs will help to co-manage TSIs globally distributed team of professionals working to research, design, and launch programs as awarded. This role will sit on the executive and leadership team at TSI, helping to shape and execute the organization’s strategic direction and priorities.
The Director of Programs will be responsible to supervise a wide range of research activities and development programs in Rwanda and regionally. This role will be responsible for the delivery and overall success of each program and will supervise managers, research teams, and consultants, develop work plans, track progress, and inform management on deliverables and performance. The Director of Programs will have a broad knowledge of program management principles and a strong focus on research and development.
Job responsibilities include:
- Technical Oversight:
- Provide expertise and guidance to project teams to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based interventions and execution of best practices.
- Initiate and set goals for development programs and research activities according to the strategic objectives of the assignment.
- Plan the research activities and programs from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones, resources, and processes.
- Devise evaluation strategies to monitor program and research performance and determine the need for improvements.
- Supervise project managers involved in each program or research assignment to provide feedback and resolve complex problems.
- Build the capacity of project staff, partners, and relevant stakeholders through training, mentoring, and technical assistance.
- Provide project leadership to large-scale, multi-year initiatives.
- Assist in analyzing, synthesizing, and reporting project outputs, results, and learnings in close collaboration with the monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) manager and disseminate the right information to local, regional, and global partners.
- Identify additional opportunities, where possible, to amplify the impact of TSI’s insights and findings with wider audiences, particularly with relevant government stakeholders.
- Organizational and Team Leadership:
- Co-lead TS’Is technical teams that are responsible for integrating mixed-methods data approaches and evaluation, and behavioral science for strategic program delivery.
- Provide strategic vision, direction, and professional development support to direct reports and cross-functional teams in a manner that upholds TSIs core values of equity and transparency
- Identify, develop, and roll out business and process improvements to help TSI deliver its work more efficiently and effectively, in collaboration with TSI’s leadership.
- Advise and input to TSI’s global executive team, and work with other department leads to develop and track strategic objectives.
- Partnerships & Communications:
- Foster effective, thoughtful engagement and communications with our funding and implementation partners, developing opportunities for continued collaboration and funding.
- Lead responses to Requests for Proposals and provide technical input to new business development and identifying opportunities·
- Work with the technical and finance teams to ensure on-time, accurate financial and technical reporting to funders and partners.
- Build TSIs network of global partners and foster strong relationships with our existing partners, including government partners.
- Collaborate with the global communications team to align on strategic communications for projects, fundraising, and annual reports.
Your Profile:
- Culturally competent with awareness and sensitivity to cultural diversity.
- A strong communicator; able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders and funders.
- Data-driven and detail-oriented with a high degree of integrity in your decision-making
- A natural connector, energized by building new working relationships and partnerships.
- A thoughtful leader who makes decisions with trust and transparency; you are collaborative, non-hierarchical, and consultative in your workstyle and responsive to feedback.
- Committed to building trusting, convivial working relationships that support wellness and creativity.
- Willing to work flexible hours to accommodate staff in other timezones.
- Adaptable and optimistic when faced with changing circumstances and challenges.
Requirements:
- At least a Master’s degree in a relevant subject.
- 10+ years of professional experience
- Demonstrated experience leading a multicultural team, in Rwanda and neighboring countries and creating a collaborative, empowering environment.
- Demonstrated ability to set tasks and work independently to achieve goals and targets.
- Proven ability to work with internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels, including providing technical support and capacity building and establishing/ managing external partnerships.
- Fluency in MEL methodologies, using both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Demonstrated skills in technical writing, with an ability to tailor and simplify messaging to diverse audiences.
- Strong collaboration skills with attention to addressing power differentials, and ensuring equity in our work and in our organization.
- Experience overseeing budgets and work plans to ensure the project runs on budget, on time, and with quality.
- Experience supporting USAID-funded project activities with an understanding of USAID policies and procedures (highly preferred), or those of other donors, donor-funded projects, community-based projects, or corporate social responsibility projects.
- Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills in English.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in qualitative and quantitative research including understanding of relevant and up to date best practices and software including statistical software such as SPSS and STATA and qualitative software such as Dedoose. R and Python is preferred.
- Skills in program management software and Microsoft suite / Google accounts. Skills in Microsoft excel is a must.
- Fluency with planning software and design suites (tableau, MIRO, InDesign, etc.) is strongly preferred.
How to apply:
Applicants who meet or exceed the outlined qualifications are encouraged to visit our website before applying to determine if Three Stones International is a good match: www.threestonesinternational.com.
We consider ourselves entrepreneurs and are looking for creative people who are self-motivated, able to work independently as well as with a team, and who are full of ideas and enthusiasm. Please email a cover letter and CV, and contact information of three professional references to registration@threestonesinternational.com. Include “Job Application: Director of Programs” in the subject line. Questions and clarifications about the role are welcome.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and placed on the TSI internal salary scale.
Three Stones is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Women and youth are especially encouraged to apply.
